PDF guides and how-tos
Short, practical walkthroughs for the PDF jobs people actually search for.
How to merge PDF files into one (free, no software)
Combine several PDFs into a single document in the order you want. Works in your browser on desktop, iPhone and Android.
Read the guide →Merge PDFHow to merge PDFs on iPhone and Android
Combine PDF files on your phone using only the browser. No app install, no sign-up.
Read the guide →Compress PDFHow to reduce PDF size for email and online forms
Make a PDF smaller so it fits email and portal upload limits, and learn which compression level to pick.
Read the guide →PDF to WordHow to convert a PDF to an editable Word document
Turn a PDF into a .docx file you can edit, and what to do when the layout or a scan gets in the way.
Read the guide →OCR PDFHow to make a scanned PDF searchable and copyable
Use OCR to turn a scanned PDF into one where you can search and select text, including Hindi and English.
Read the guide →Split PDFHow to split a PDF into separate pages or sections
Split a PDF by page range, into single pages, equal parts or by file size.
Read the guide →Remove PagesHow to delete pages from a PDF
Remove unwanted pages from a PDF in a few clicks without changing the rest of the document.
Read the guide →Protect PDFHow to add a password to a PDF
Protect a PDF with an open-password so only the right person can read it.
Read the guide →JPG to PDFHow to convert JPG photos to a single PDF
Turn one or many JPG images into one PDF, choosing page size, orientation and margin.
Read the guide →PDF to ExcelHow to convert a PDF table to Excel
Extract tables from a PDF into an Excel spreadsheet, and what to do when the sheet comes out empty.
Read the guide →Sign PDFHow to sign a PDF without printing it
Add a typed signature to a PDF online and place it exactly where it belongs.
Read the guide →Redact PDFHow to redact a PDF properly (so the text is really gone)
Black out sensitive information in a PDF in a way that cannot be undone or copied out.
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